Description

Dalton Ag is a brand forged in America’s heartland and proud to be the premier fertilizer application equipment manufacturer since 1996.

Our Fabrication Technicians operate various fabrication machines and fabricate parts while adhering to a specific set of blueprints or schematics. Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Requirements

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Set-up, adjust, program, calibrate and perform preventative maintenance on fabrication equipment

· Fabricate products to specification, from job order and document production data at a level of output that minimizes productions delays

· Perform quality checks to ensure all systems are set for correct operational sequencing and to meet product standards

· Maintain a clean and orderly work area

· Ability to use measuring instruments (calipers, protractor, tape measure, steel ruler), blueprints and operate hand tools

· Ability to read, write and use basic math skills includes factions and decimals

· Strong mechanical aptitude with the ability to follow precise instructions

· Will be required to cross-train as back-up in other areas of manufacturing plant

· Data entry for clocking in inventory of finished jobs

· Other job-related duties may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of this position

· Develops working knowledge of the production environment and has ability to respond to change

· Work to Continuously Improve the operations of the Department through Lean activities and Improvement suggestions

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

· High School Diploma or GED

· 1 or more years of manufacturing experience preferred

· Basic computer skills. Experience using an ERP system, Epicor preferred

· Ability to read, write and use basic math skills

· Ability to communicate effectively with peers, managers and across departments

Physical Expectations:

The physical requirements described here are representative of an employee able to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodation will be considered to enable individuals with disabilities.

· Regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to handle and feel objects, tools, or control

· Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl

· Regularly lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to twenty-five pounds (25), and occasionally lift and/or move up to fifty (50) pounds

Working Conditions:

· Manufacturing environment

· Daily exposure to hot, cold, dusty, noisy environment

· Occasional to frequent outdoor work

· Potential to work at different area workstations to meet production needs

Required Personal Protective Equipment:

· Safety glasses

· Safety-toed shoes

· Hearing protection

· Face shields as needed

· Other PPE as required

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